A network of companies that tricked seniors and stole their credit card numbers has been shut down, the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida attorney general's office announced Monday.

"Certainly what makes me the maddest is that they were here in Florida," said Richard Lawson, who oversees consumer protection for Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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In the scam, a robocall told a victim they received a free medical alert system and all they had to do was give away their credit card information. Shortly after, the victim would receive a monthly charge for $34.99.

‎"Many of the victims were living in assistant living facilities, some were suffering from Alzheimer's, but that didn't stop the callers from trying to take their money," said Steve Baker, FTC spokesman.

Before the string of companies were shut down, they had made $13 million and racked up close to 67,000 complaints in the United States and Canada.